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22 April 2013

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When Sanitation Does Not Have Clear Institutional Home or Accountability, Progress Lags, Deputy Secretary-General Tells High-level Panel

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a high-level panel on investing in sanitation, in Washington, D.C., 19 April:

15 April 2013

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All Countries Stand to Gain from More Inclusive Global Economic Governance, Deputy Secretary-General Says during General Assembly Thematic Debate

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the General Assembly thematic debate on the United Nations and Global Economic Governance, in New York on 15 April:

7 March 2013

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Safe Water, Proper Sanitation, Disaster Preparedness Issues of ‘Life and Death’ for Millions of People, Says Deputy Secretary-General at Thematic Session

Following are the closing remarks of UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson to the Special Thematic Session of the General Assembly on Water and Disasters, as prepared for delivery, in New York, 6 March:

4 March 2013

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Ending Violence ‘A Matter of Life and Death’, Deputy Secretary-General Stresses as Commission on Status of Women Opens Session

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Commission on the Status of Women, in New York on 4 March:

14 February 2013

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Deputy Secretary-General Says Women Who Are Brutalized, yet Find Strength to Carry on in Effort to End Disgrace of Violence against Women ‘Heroes in this Fight’

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the “UNiTE and RISE to End Violence against Women” Event, at Headquarters, 14 February:

14 February 2013

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Sensitivity to Beliefs of All Sides in Conflict ‘a Basic Requirement’ for Any Mediator, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Interfaith Harmony Week Event

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the event on “The Role of Interfaith Harmony in the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes” to mark World Interfaith Harmony Week, in New York on 14 February:

4 February 2013

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International Cooperation Should Be Seen as Being in National Interest, Says Deputy Secretary-General at UNA-USA Members Day Event

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) Members Day at the United Nations, in New York on 4 February:

30 January 2013

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Rule-of-law Work Demands Holistic Approach Linking Justice, Security, Development, Says Deputy Secretary-General in Security Council Debate

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks to the Security Council on the effectiveness of the United Nations system’s support for the promotion of the rule of law in conflict and post-conflict situations, in New York on 30 January:

28 January 2013

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Deputy Secretary-General Tells European Union-Latin America Summit that Dynamism, Strength of Two Regions Can Make Difference in Advancing Universal Goals

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean-European Union Summit in Santiago on 26 January:

17 January 2013

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Regional Cooperation, Perspectives Crucial in Setting ‘Bold, Yet Practical’ Post-2015 Global Development Agenda, Says Deputy Secretary-General

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the inception meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Economic and Social Council for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Millennium Development Goals (MDG) report in New York on 14 January: